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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
A Chinese Law for Debtors.

London News: In The last batch of
Chinese Medical Reports which have.
neen published by order of the inspcs
OF general of customs at Shanghai.
~. w. Morrison, of Newchang, men
tons Il revolving fact which must ht
Jew to many of our readers. it is tina,
in some pieces in China debtors who
are unable tp mret the claims of thci,
creditors are punished with the loss OF
sight. In the case which came under
DIR. Morri-or's observation it was thu
dehtor s son who was the victim of Tn.
diab"llcal custom. He was tied hands
and feet. and deprived wholly of tn,
light of one eye, while that Of the othe,
would have been lost but for timel,
surgical aid. the offensc was that tn.
poor fellow S father owed the remarse.
less Shylocks forty taels, or about ten
pounds in English money. DIR. Morri
son wa Informed that the practice was
by no means uncommon, and that
abouf the time he was attending to his
patient another man was dying in the
same neighborhood from similar iniu
ries. The Chinese authorities are in.
v%estigating the matter. and we hope
that wh.n Sir Robert Hart issues his
next volume he will be able to speat
OF such ~harEoarities as things Of the
past.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
DISASTERS On THE LAKE.
1t is Now Certain tina. the Vernon is Lost
with Ali on Board.

y S1l Oil DO3Ius
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct. 81 -The tind M,
near Manitowoc, OF the pilot house of til.
propeller Vernon, an account of the loss g..
which was given Sunday morning, settles q
ioubt regar.iin the identity OF the lost Va
sci. Scarcely any other traces OF the curg.
have been seen to-day and nothing has bee.
heard of those on b ,ard. 1t is feared not ,
III gle sou! Of the thirty or more aboard 4.
left to tell the story Of the disaster. The for.
lorn hope is entertained that a passing vess,l
may have picked up some of the u~nfor,unatrs
hut with the terrible STA that was running i
you'd have been almost a miracle TO :.cc III.
pIish a rescue. The captain OF
the Nfc.savIng crew at Twr
Rivers, Wisconsin, describes the storm,
AS the worst ever seen by him on the lake, thu
waves rising to q height of thirty or fort
feet. IL is his impression that TO one ha.
survived the wreck. 1t was bitterly cold oil
the.lakc, he said, and a person could not hav
STOOD the exposure over night. Capt. Hawl
tns, Of the schooner William Horne, arriving
in Milwaukee, Sunday morning, reports pass
ing three dead bodies 8 .turisy afternoon
about Elk mil.s southwest of Maultowoc. Ou
hody was that OF a woman with long bl,ci
hair. She had u life pre- server on. The ott.r
two bodies were those of men. None of tin.
other vessels arriving here yesterday saw an,
wreckage or bodies, most Of them having
been too far out In the lake.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
BRITISH JOURNALISM.
:ome Of III. Radical Differences neswe:

'ome Of The Radical Differences Between
English and American Newspapers
From the New York World Cable:
English newspaper men concedc read
lily the immense superiority of Ameri-
''an newspapers over any other in the
world from IL standpoint of publishing
md news collecting of the day. Th,
criticism which they direct against us
ouch almost entirely upon the use Of
slang and common expressions in som
Of our newspapers and upon the ten
'ency of some of DIR most sensational
urnals to Invade the domain of pr
s'fe lite. The English writer's say al.
50 that we often treat SERIOUS suhjec;s
n Il spirit of levity or with %Ilippanes
wholly lacking in proper dignity.
they frankly confess, however, that,
'ar treatment of curren. subjects Is
much popular and more in ac.
,ariance Wit. modern newspaper idea:
bat the tendency 10 drop into exaggcr-
a.el attempts ut humor or the use of
H'mmpn PHRASES of speech in some o
,ur reports they seize upon and cxag
scrate far bcyond what is fair and
right in an unprcjudiccd cri icism.
The English journals as a class
never touch Il personal scandal unless
II has appeared in the courts. Thr
s'all Mall Gazette is the exceptional
paper rs far as this rule Is concrrnc,i
Is publishing of the Hughes.Hallet
candal was orc Of the most radical
violations of the rules which covert
English newspapers concerning such
matters. When y scandainus case has
reached the English courts. however
the newspapers go further than we do,
no matter how much dirt is brought
ont. The newspapers which have KEEP
.lean at other times during the year do
not hesitate then TO publish, without
the slightest attempt ut concealment ol
,lbridgement. matters which could not
appear i'll worst police journals.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
CORN RING OIL.
A Shutdown on the Production by IL,
Standard Oil COMPANY.

PITTsBuRG Nnv. IA gigantic shut dow
n "s, ~. nnc Ion Went l to fleet To-day. y.
u y'ar be, c. here viii he IL e. NIL IT, stnp
naee OF hat The total petroleum rrnauc.io
basel on gau..c f The wells Gu.ipg jul a.,
August. No gyceii,. is to be usrd in III
SINE time and no W, lis are to be c,caatd O
the ger er,l feature Of the flnn is that IT,,
Standard Oh C company has set 5,N0J,OlO bas.
icis II oil al SO cents a barrel. tho profits on
this to be- divided among tliosc producers VII.
shuf in their wells and e imply with oil tn,
terms Of the contract. In addition To this tit.
STANDARD and the producers have mad. a ,r"
OF ZOO, O90 barrels, the profits accrutng fro
which is To lie created n wage FUND for labor
ing mn thrown out of I'm loym.n.. Tn
purchase made yesterday OF the saxunshu,.
gu>hcr property, ma. be taken as an ind Gu,
t.on thar the Pr oucers' Protective ascot .
tinn may be allie in q measure. to C mtrol thu
fad, which IS tine only ore rot absolutc ,
controlled ny the association. All tae hi
pro!acing trims, S,'h Standard aid indie ger.
dent, VIII hui in their wells.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
WAsAeuRNE IN PARIS
A "Priu,ers Devil" Who Died Respected
by All His countrymen.

Elihu B. Washburne whose death
was noted in the Record Of yesterday.
was mentioned as follows In q recent
letter from Paris to the New York
Evening Post: The other day there
came u premature report of the death
of MI. Washburne, the ex-minister to
France, and the Figaro summed up its
estimate of him in this wise: 1--WE do
not like to say anything but good OF
the dead, and we hope that VIZ shall
not be considered as doing violence 70
this maxim when we remark that he
was more of II Yankee than of q diplo-
mat. He was not liked in France, for
he did not like the French, as his
writings in an American magazine
the Scribner-evince. He was not q
gentleman. At II ball he wore thick
goots, which clattercd on the floor.
He wore his hair long. and We suppose
that he considered it a compeu-
sation that his pantaloons were
too short. He displeased u.s."
Certainly this is not IN ex-
hibition of French p%olitencss, but it is
gratifying to read in other French
newspapers comments on MIR. Wash
burns career as %laudatorv as tn.
Figaro's are abusive. 80 prosecuted
they the prophets"
MIR. McMl>ter says of Franklin, OH
first minister to France: Popularity
% extraordinary was not, however, un
mi ,glcd with contempt. One writer OF
memoirs describes him as one of the
treat charlatans of the eighteenth
century, Another cannot abide hi
table Planners and dispises him for
outing butter on his eggs and eating
them from u glass. A third dcnounce>
him in 81 long poem" hut Freuchmcl
do not always agree among themselves
on the question eff good manners, for
lie Able Monellct says of HIM:
Nntr, BIZ ! mlu
En- ppli' Ia Il. il est grand,
A table - sycnx ct frame.
The ink of small critics could MOI
blot Franklin's character and career.
,nr will thu length of Mr.. Washburns
/, III. the shor'ness of his pantiloo"s or
'',c thickness of his boots count much
'gainst his craftsmanship. his t%iielit,
nd sclf-abn. cation maintained
throughout the second rc.gn Of terror.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
Adjournment of the Cattle Mems Con.
vention.

KANSAS CITY. NV. 2.-At this mornings
.ss"ciatton, q resolution declaring It mex
pedi. Mt to make any declaration on o.eomar
gsrine legislation IVES adolt d. A resolution
iavnring the abelistment of the old STYLE
rr,ke on stuck Cars and substitution II an
b-.kes therefore was adopted. Soon after.
ard another resolution, asking for the re.
,nnval OF the discrimi. a,ion against the pro
ucts Of fat stock resulting from a tax on
in!ts lion butter WAS ado ted. At 1898 the
convention adj 1urnsd sine die. Af,crwsrd d
,usinrts meet NJ II the assac.a
lion was held. The following ia
Gers were elected for the ensutag
year: President, W. A. Towers; vice. les f.
tents, Elmer Washburn, II. E. Alyord, Asrl
Anes; secretary, q. H Sanders; treasurer,
j. Clay, jr.; ex. c ~ We committees, j. L. Brush,
Thomas B. Wales, jr., G .anvillr Stuart, Adam
Carl, Thos. sturgis, F. c. ST. vens, Isaac Pr,-
Or, I. Alexander Seth, james b. Lntire,
Vim. Leggtlt, W. A. Paxton, L. N. Il rl,an,,
Thomas H. Price, George N. Simpson, L. X.
Schnfield.
Before adjournment ar~eeolution WIS passed
referring to the financial loss caused cattle.
men through the action of the president in
ordering the removal Of cattle from Cheyenne
and Arapahoe counties. and declaring that IL,
upon Investigation 1t be found, as alleged by
the ~lessees, taat they we're occupying the land
In good faith, congress should make proper
compensation to them for their loss.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
THE RED SKINS.
Commissioner Atkins Reviews the wor.

S0alltI1lsslOleT fAtkltlS kSeVleWS the WOrt
Of the Year.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. Commissioner
Atkins, OF the Indian bureau, in his annual
report, Gays the review Of the year shows con.
tnucd progress OF the part of the indiana.
Progress shows Itself all alorg the line in in
creased knowledge and experience as to a.r,
culture, enlarged t~ati!ittes for stock growing
'etter buildings and hone .ppointments, til.
\ iOrtion IT the dress ana customs of III
s'''te man, and lsrge'y increased attcnd4uc
u pulls ac school. II garding, the al!o,me 4
in severalty the c. IN missioner saws that to
great haste in this work should be avo;d.n
and If 1t proceeds less rapidly than is exc .
d the public must not be- impatIen,
The ommi- sioner is gratlied to sta.
that the more the sevcrslty act is di.cus.ec
ancng the Indians, the M re they e. m. 4.
understand its operations and the more the
are grounding their opposition to the act ard
-ixnifyin, their wish to accept its provisions
Fiom the reports Of the agents 1t is ascertain.
ed that the area of land under cultivation la.
lncreaeed2 ,Ot 0 acres over last year and 300
acres Ut new In, d has ben broken. The IL.
crease in the Lumb-r of families engaged i,
gr culture is ! 59i. ami shout I GO, new
houses have be. II .rtctsd The farm ar. r..
ofted In fettrr Crter and their cuitiyat,Ur
more intelligent An1 systematic.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
ALASKA.
Report Of Gov. swinelord M the Wealth
and Present Condition Of the Terri.

Report OF Gov. Swineford on the Wealth
and Present Condition Of the Terri.
tory.
WARRINGTON, Nov. a.-Gov. swineford, OF
Alaska, In his annual report says that the
white population is principally confined to
the southeastern section, embracing the co.
called "thirty.mile strip" Of mainland, which
includes less than one.twentieth of the whole
territory. The governor says that so, 600, 600
ts a conservative estimate Of the value OF the
taxable property in the territory, exclusive Of
tie Alaska Commercial company's establish.
meats on the Seal stands. The increase, he
saws, will he rapid as SOON as
congress, ~ the necessary legislation,
gives encouragement to the settle.
mcnt Of the public lands. The report says
that very little has been accomplished or even
attempted in the way Of agricultural develop
mente. This is true, Notwithstanding there
's a very considerable acreage Of tiilable land
In southeastern Alaska. with soil that pro.
duces the most luxurious Vegetation, the fact
being that no one c mes into the territory
with the belief that either the soil or climate
ts adapted to agricultural or horticultural pur
suits, but the few experiments which have
been made leave no room for doubt that
all cereals, except corn, en- be
grown to perfection in many sec
tions. N,tbing has yet been done in the way
Of stccx.rstsing. although the winters OF
southeastern Alaska are much milder than
those of Montana, Wyoming m Dakota, aud
the Seasons altogether quite we'll adapted to
this industry.
The governor says that wonderful results
are being ACHIEVED In miniug, showing the.
territory to be rich ia precious metsis. The
salmon, cd and whale fisheries, he says,
yielded atout 10000 o during the year.
Considerable SPACE In the report Is devoted
to the doings of the Alaska Crmm. rcial conf
pany, which holds a lease from the govcro.
ment for fur privileges of the Seal islands
The governor declares that the COMPANY doe
not contine its operations to these islands
but holds most Of the Aleut. an chain and IT,.
greater part of the main, us its undis.
puted prtncipaiity; that 1t Expresses the uu-
protected natives and has rciuc.d them I,
pract!c Il slavery by paying such small sums
for pcltries that the poor seal hunter
are always in their Gebr; that 1T ha.
marked the c,in of til. cou..,rv passin.
through ITS hands and vii accept no I'M.
natkcs. c lin from the natives; ,hd 1t hr
hny cnttrd and driven away honest govern
m .nt officers b refuse to do its bidd, ne f.
short, That 1t is a grin'i n, monopoly /; tha 81
dlscourag . the development Of the countr;.
and violates the law by selling brccch-loadin
firearms to natives. The governor says til
If the contract with this company c.uno: l.,
r%cscinded. 1t should not BIZ renewed.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
One Of the Offensive Trusts.

Globe Democrat: The reported pur.
pose Of the Gotten Oil Trust not to pa,
ITS approaching quarterly dividend is !;
tla't,ring promise of its speedy down.
f'.ll. Snch gigantic concerns ar
against public policy. and when aim
ut cornering the productions of nh,
earth should not b. tolerated. Its frs
st' p after consolidating nearly all the
mills in the country urdcr one msnagv.
mcnt was to close about one-half o
tiieml, thus putting down the price OF
cotton seed and putt!ng up the price o
its manufactured products. The efforts
of the state of Louisiana to force thu
trust out of business in that state failed.
nut the big, nti tied concern has at las.
been brought to reason by an opp"si
tion company. which originated i.
philadelphia, and which during the las.
twelve months has built quite a nun,-
her of mills. 1t is thus demonstrate,
that the era OF competition is not Vel
gone.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
H ANARCHISTS
Issue Their M.nifes.os Dee,ising Glenn
ensy and Demanding Liberty.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Georse Eugel, Louis
Lingg ant Adulph Fischer, Of The group Of
CONDEMNED anarchists, have written open let.
tiers to Gov. Oslesby, refusing any cammuta-
ZION of sentence short u liberty, and declar-
lug undated faith In the principles of an
archy. Their letters are very long aud con.
stst mainly OF an exposition of their we'll
known ideas regarding the social conditions
existing and the necessities for remedies.
They declare, In substance, that
they are not guilty Of uny cline: that
they have exercised the right OF free
speech, free thought and free assemilagc as
guaranteed by the constitution, and have
cri'ici' ci existing evils and succorcd tleli
fellow citizens with their advice, as II Is the
RI Int ~ every honest citizen. Their expert
ence, they say, has eradicated their belief ii,
The existence Of "a lal rights Of the poor ano
r ca, and the actions of the public Ulcers,
pol &c and mllttts, 1--we produced q beliefthat
the present conditions cannot last long. Not
being conscious Of any guilt they say su,.'
powers that b. may murder but csnnotlegali
punish them," and protest against commute.
ton CT sentence a~epandins either liberty or
Fischer in his letter declares, among Other
thugs, that If he is held responsible for tn
death of the policemen AT Haymarket, ever,
abolitionist C 'uld have been held responsible.
for the deeds of Johu Brown, til. refore Ii
could not 'sk IF c 'spt 'merc," without low.
erink himself / J his sels.es,lmatinp. He ask
# OBTAINING AMI m'srepresenting tie atv
CUES and teachings Ut soci.! rec instructor,
will ito any good, and as sn answ,,
q notes an excerpt from Benjamin franklin
essay on 'Rul, $ for reducing a great en,.ir.
10 \ SIN iii on. " d4iic ated to the English p.y
srnmeat IN 1916, in which franklin saws ,ba,
II a few of tue 'tacet'ous d%einagpgu, 81 shau,
he hanged, the s'hlom Of the M .rtyrs >h,
work II miracle in favor Of your purpose, lie.
your own fuinn
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
Misunderstood.

Youths Companion: TIE import
lnce of distinct cnunciation in SINGING
was well illustrated in q Sunday school
recently. The scholars frequently
sing:
pass along the watchword, shout II
as you go. Victory, victory, over
every foe!"
Alittle girl of five years. coming for
the first time to Sunday school. Was
greatly pleased with the singing Of tbis
hymn. When she reached home she
said:
"Mamma, they sang such a funny
song at Sunday school to.dayw
what was itp" asked her mother.
oh. they sang. Pass along The wash
rag and they kept saying It over and
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
Gen. Duane Makes a Report on Rivers
and Hsrbors.

WASHINGTON, Oe.. 3l.-Ger. Duanr, sh ef
# engineers, has mate his annual report to
he sccretsry of war. Beyond the reterer,c
TO the attached reports OF /. fl .crs in oh .rgc Of
The int ovencnts, the SUI iect o; river ana
carbon Improvement receives hut little sttcn.
ton, the report beirg largely devoted to II
statement CT the condition of the sea crast
md lake front defenses. On this topic Gen.
Duane says that many of the works are d.
'ap'dated, and economy requires hat they
should BE- kept FRI III decay. The estimate.
uhmttted aggregate s5,2s4,UsO, in.
Guiding $500 o for ths con.
.cuction of gun and mortar bit
tories. And 81, s6o,OrO for submarine mines
and appliances for closing channels. These
IN, UNITS are meant to cover the ext. nsiyt.
lars OF defensrs to BIZ divided among the
principal scap,rts mex ytar. Two I, pical de
: us. prcpir.' by the toards of ese,necrs
re said to mte AL the m .ieIn r.au reu,en,s,
d are for furtiic .itons c instructed of sand.
:o.crtng the M .snnry and tomb proof. "'he
rep.rt says that ut amor Is now or ever will
he required for such drfenses
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
A DEATH.
An Aeronaut Falls a Distance of 500
-. Feet.


ST. Louis, Oct. 31.-At the closine perform.
ince OF Paine's Last DAYS of Pompeii,' ::
terrible accident occurred, resulting in the
death Of Antonio Iufantcs. Tonight being
the last of the season for the spectacle Anto-
MO Infantes proposed to make ii balloon us.
cension. Shortly after 9 O'clock the balloon.
/, hot air affair, was brought into the immc,s
stage before an audience of 1905 te,ple
'hc AIR ship started up quickly, ard had ut
rained a height Of nearly 500 feet When there
xas q collapse and the aeronant plunged 4.
he grouni. b ,ld'ng desperately to the ropr
shich held the bagging caves. The drsccn,
vas very rapid and as he came down before
the audience ne was thrown upon an iron r. d
from which rockets were being fired. Death
.nsued immediately. The no riiied pcapl,
'ushed TO the sceae, but could give no help.
md TIE place was quickly deserted, the Last
DAYS OF Ponp.!:" ending with q ca.astro.
,le.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
an seh2 of papa's Thoughts. probab,,


An Echo of Papa's Thoughts. Probably.
Boston Budget: A little mcmber of
Il Boston household has been greatly
wrought up by the advent Of a litter of
XII tens, and particularly exercised over
the drowning of most OF them. The
qncstion as to which should be permit.
red to live and which consigned to a
watery grave had been long discussed.
md the discussion had left an indelli-
bile impression on the little fellows
mind. Some days after, the family of
sshl"h he is a member was augmented
by the birth of triplets. and the little
boy. on being first presented to the
new comer$. startled everybody bv the
query: Papa. how many is 90 goin'
to drowned"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
BURNED ALIVE.
Terrible Fate OF Mrs. o'Brisn and -Four
Children It Lsadxille. Colorado.

v"S SOs0A&0Os
.LEADvlLIE. Colo, OFT. SO.-'rhe most
shocking disaster which has been chroniclcd
In this locality since the memorable horror in
which ten miners were exhumed from their
sepu'chre in the snow, on cured at I've O'Clock
this morning In q burning boarding house
on Iron Hill, Of which Mrs. J.mes O'Bricn
was the proprietress, James O'Brien, IT,, eight
years old. Henry O'Brien, five, and Anuic. an
infant seven menths old, we're roasted alive
The spectacle presented at the smoking ruins
was the most revolving one ever &c on this
bill OF horrors, where, since the disc overy Of
carbonate by Uncle Billy stevens. no less
than a hundred lives have been prcmaturcly
lost. The particulars are about as follows:
Sadie Oleson, a domestic In the house, arose
at five and started to build the fire and pre-
pare breakfast for the miners, and in hasten
Ing, resortcd to a can Of kerosene. Sic
had applied the match to the kitchen stove
aud was repeating the act in the dining room
when her attention was attracted to TIE
kitchen by an explosion. Sue hastcnt d to the
Kitchen door to be repulsed b7 a flood II
flames that had enveloped til: room. AS
gu ckly as possible che gave the alarm when
Mrs. O'Br:en, almost frantic shouted to the
lodsers on the second floor. SEEING her two
cbiliren she rushed out Of the building and
looked for the remaining four, and not seei.g
thu m returned to the building now wrapped
In flames. That Was the Lust Tim. she was
seen alive, and when the smoke was cleared
away from the ruins she was found b.ndi. 81
Yer the bid beside her infants, whose bodies
we're burned to a crisp in a room on the SIC
Ond a aOr. The two buys had been imprisoned
" the flames and roasted before the eyes OF
the powerless spectators. Her husband T.
pr ostrated and it is feared will lose his rra-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-11
The Lewyer andths Cashier.

From the Atlanta Constitution: A
bank cashier, who had stolen $40. 900
from th" bank and skipped to Cincin.
matt. vent to a lawyer and said:
"How can | fix matters SO as to be
safe from the law p'
IL will arrange to have the bank set
tic for half the amount" was the
prompt reply.
When this had been done the thief
expressed his great pleasure and salts
faction and inquired:
And now what shall pay you for
your servicesp"
The other hall, SIR" was the calm
reply.
Moral: 1t is = wonder that the law.
yer left so much for the bank.